M.I.A.

[Intro]
Okay, kids, ki—kids
Okay, kids
Let's gather 'round
Remember the song you were singing earlier?
Okay, were gonna sing that one now, okay?
You ready? Okay, here we go

[Chorus]
All I wanna do is (gunshot, gunshot, gunshot, gunshot)
And a (click, ka-ching)
And take your money
All I wanna do is (gunshot, gunshot, gunshot, gunshot)
And a (click, ka-ching)
And take your money
All I wanna do is (gunshot, gunshot, gunshot, gunshot)
And a (click, ka-ching)
And take your money
All I wanna do is (gunshot, gunshot, gunshot, gunshot)
And a (click, ka-ching)
And take your money

[Verse 1]
I fly like paper, get high like planes
If you catch me at the border I got visas in my name
If you come around here, I make 'em all day
I get one done in a second if you wait
I fly like paper, get high like planes
If you catch me at the border I got visas in my name
If you come around here, I make 'em all day
I get one done in a second if you wait
Sometimes I think sittin' on trains
Every stop I get to I'm clocking that game
Everyone's a winner, we're making our fame
Bona fide hustler making my name
Sometimes I think sittin' on trains
Every stop I get to I'm clocking that game
Everyone's a winner, we're making our fame
Bona fide hustler making my name

[Chorus]
All I wanna do is (gunshot, gunshot, gunshot, gunshot)
And a (click, ka-ching)
And take your money
All I wanna do is (gunshot, gunshot, gunshot, gunshot)
And a (click, ka-ching)
And take your money

[Verse 2]
Pirate skulls and bones
Sticks and stones and weed and bongs
Running when we hit 'em
Lethal poison for the system
Pirate skulls and bones
Sticks and stones and weed and bongs
Running when we hit 'em
Lethal poison for the system
No one on the corner has swagger like us
Hit me on my burner prepaid wireless
We pack and deliver like UPS trucks
Already going to hell, just pumping that gas
No one on the corner has swagger like us
No one on the corner has swagger like us
No one—no one on the corner has swagger like us
Already going to hell, just pumping that gas

[Chorus]
All I wanna do is (gunshot, gunshot, gunshot, gunshot)
And a (click, ka-ching)
And take your money
All I wanna do is (gunshot, gunshot, gunshot, gunshot)
And a (click, ka-ching)
And take your money

[Bridge]
I fly like paper, get high like planes
I fly like paper, get high like planes
I fly like paper, get high like planes
I fly like paper, get high like planes
I fly like paper, get high like planes
I fly like paper, get high like planes
I fly like paper, get high like planes
I fly like paper, get high like planes
I fly like paper, get high like planes
(M.I.A.) Hey

[Outro]
So I be
(M.I.A.) Hey
(M.I.A.) Hey
(M.I.A.) Hey
(M.I.A.) Hey
(M.I.A.) Hey
(M.I.A.) Hey
(M.I.A.) No one—no one
(M.I.A.) No-no-no one—no one
(M.I.A.) Like us
(M.I.A.) No one—no one
(M.I.A.) No one—no one
(M.I.A.) Like us
(M.I.A.) No-no-no one
No-no-no one—no one
(gunshot, gunshot, gunshot, gunshot)

One of the most musically-diverse and perplexing artists of the 2000s, Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam is arguably the decade’s best representation of Hip-Hop in its truest form and artistry in its broadest, most diverse format. Her lyrics are as political as Public Enemy, her sound is more eclectic than Stankonia-era Outkast, and she is as aesthetically-driven as Kanye West.

The road that M.I.A. was forced to travel to international stardom was not an easy one. Born on July 18th, 1975 in Hounslow, West London to Sri-Lankan Tamil immigrants, she moved to her parents' homeland when she was only six months old. However, it was the Sri Lankan Civil War which came to shape her childhood. During her formative years, she witnessed many her father was hunted as an enemy of the state, her schools were bombarded, and her impoverished family was constantly in hiding. In 1986, her family moved back to London to find stability and a sense of relative peace.

In England, she discovered her artistic talents and completed several years of secondary education in fine art – eventually gaining attention as a visual artist, painter, and musician. In the early-2000s, Maya began to seriously explore her musical talents and used the internet and underground radio as the means to build her reputation as a unique and talented firebrand. Amidst her no-nonsense politics, however, critics from around the world heard a talent in the making.

more tracks from the album

Paper Planes (Homeland Security Remixes)

From the album

Paper Planes (Homeland Security Remixes) (2008)

M.I.A. popular songs

Paper Planes (Remix for the Children) (by Adrock)M.I.A.

M.I.A.

Paper Planes (Homeland Security Remixes)